Il Forno, the long-established Italian restaurant on Duke Street, is set to reopen as Botanico next month, marking a shift in concept for the venue after more than two decades in the city. The transition reflects the next stage for the Cillo family, which has operated Il Forno since its opening. ... Read More...
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Restaurant Review Ninello’s 15 Duke Street, L1 5AP By Will Carr | Italian | ££ | In a city drowning in Italian restaurants, like meatballs lost in too much ragù, it’s easy to go unnoticed. Ninello’s, a modest, family-run eatery on Duke Street, might not catch your eye at first glance, but it harbours ... Read More...
Popular Duke Street Italian restaurant Il Forno has launched a luxurious new private dining area. The 22-cover space has been created for large parties, private celebrations, birthdays, baby showers and weddings, as well as corporate events and board meetings. Il Forno’s private dining area, which features a bar, wine wall and projector, ... Read More...
Liverpool-based property and development company Legacie has purchased a Duke Street apartment scheme from Grainger plc for an undisclosed sum. The building, previously known as Spectrum, was constructed in 2008 and will be renamed ‘The Mercantile’ by Legacie to reflect the rich trading history of the Duke Street Conservation area. After completing ... Read More...
Plans to redevelop a row of Grade-II listed Georgian townhouses on Liverpool's Duke Street as part of a new apartment scheme have been revealed. Davos Property Developments, which is owned by TJ Morris founder Thomas Morris and the retailer's head of property David Little, has submitted proposals to Liverpool City Council which ... Read More...
Duke Street Food and Drink Market will welcome a new kitchen when it reopens on Monday 17 May. Sabich - a new casual food concept created by the team behind Maray - will offer Middle Eastern-inspired sandwiches, rotisserie chicken and sides. The concept’s signature sandwich, which gives the kitchen its name, is ... Read More...
Iliad has submitted plans for a new £30 million hotel development in Liverpool city centre. The property developer, which has delivered a number of residential and commercial building schemes across the North West over the last 35 years, has put forward plans for a 190-bedroom hotel on Duke Street. Iliad is set ... Read More...
Duke Street Food and Drink Market has welcomed a new vendor - a seafood and fish kitchen named Kelp. The new concept replaces Cinder, and joins the five other kitchens - Bone & Block, Indigo Greens, Cucina Di Vincenzo, Cahita and Ginger. Kelp - brought to the market by the same team ... Read More...
Popular Italian restaurant, Il Forno, which recently reopened following a £300,000 refurbishment has seen a surge in bookings with diners wanting to sample its new Bocconcini bar menu. In addition to the revamp, award-winning chefs at the Duke Street restaurant unveiled a new Italian small plates menu, which is already proving ... Read More...
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti and assistant manager Duncan Ferguson were among the star names to turn out for the relaunch of Liverpool’s Il Forno last night. The popular Duke Street Italian restaurant reopened its doors following a £300,000 revamp. Celebrity guests included Real Housewives of Cheshire star Seema Malhotra, Atomic Kitten singers Liz ... Read More...

